Improvement in wheels for vehicles



6.1'. SLEEPER,

Wheels fnryahicles.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES T. SLEEPER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHTTO SAMUEL H. HAAS, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN WHEELS FOR VEHICLES.

Specilication forming part of Letters Patent No. 153,384, dated July 21,1874; application filed October 27, 1873. i

To all whom 'it may concern:

BeitknownthatI,CHARLEsT.SLEEPEE, of Chicago, county of Cook and Stateot' Illinois, have invented certain Improvements in Hubs for Wheels, ofwhich the following is a specification:

-My invention relates to combining the parts of a metallic hub forwheels in such a manner as that not only the hub is made quicker,cheaper, stron ger, and more durable than other hubs, but the wheel madearound this hub possesses the saine advantages over others.

Being wholly metallic, except the wooden fillet or bushing between thebox and shell, it does not need to be so large as others that are madeof wood and metal. It needs 11o bands on the ends, but is complete initself, and, by its construction, a broken spoke can be taken out and anew one put in without disturbing the tire or felly.

Figure 1 is a sectional view of the hub cnt lengthwise. Fig. 2 is anelevation. Fig. 3 is a plan with the shell C\left ott. Fig. 4 is a planwith the shell C in place.

AA is a wooden fillet or bushing surrounding the box B, and filling themetallic shells C and D. The wooden bushing is turned tapering each wayon the outside to tit the shells C and D, which are made tapering on theinside. The

box B B is fitted to the inside of the wood bushing in the ordinarymanner. The shell C and D may be made of any metal. I prefer malleableiron. They are united by the male and female screw shown in the section,Fig. 1. F F represent spokes cut ott'. On the inside face of the flangeof the shell D are made projections, leaving mortises or spaces'toreceive the tenons of the spokes. The faces of the flange of the shell Care smooth, and it can be tightcned or taken oli' at will.

I do not claim the rims or flanges, or the cylinders and wood llingseparately; but

What I do claim as new, and desire to se cure by Letters Patent, is-

The two tapering' cylinders C and D, with flange-rims, the ange D havingon its inside metallic divisions, which form lateral dovetail mort-isesto hold the tenons of the spokes, which project a little beyond the sideof the mortises, and upon which the other flange can be tightened, incombination with a double tapering wood lling, A, to hold the axle -boX,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

CHAS. T. SLEEPER.

Vitnesscs:

J. C. FRENCH, SAMUEL H. HAAs.

